Many long-time iSteve themes converged at last night’s Grammy Awards ceremony: People who think Beyoncé should win all the Grammys instead of just more than anybody else ever has, Tom Wolfe’s discovery of modern America’s obsession with Plaques for Blacks, black husbands gallantly making fools of themselves for their wives at awards shows, and how white people assume blacks must suffer from low self-esteem and thus must be protected at all costs from learning anything non-flattering about themselves.
From CBS News:
Jay-Z calls out Grammys for snubbing Beyoncé in acceptance speech: “We want y’all to get it right”
By Rishikesh Rajagopalan
Updated on: February 5, 2024 / 9:01 AM EST / CBS News
Jay-Z issued a different kind of public service announcement on the Grammys stage Sunday night, criticizing the Recording Academy for its decision making over the years, especially when it comes to Beyoncé and the album of the year category.
The 54-year-old rapper was accepting the Dr. Dre Global Impact Award, established last year—the 50th anniversary of hip-hop. … The 24-time Grammy winner turned his attention to his wife, R&B superstar Beyoncé.
“I don’t want to embarrass this young lady, but she has more Grammys than anyone and never won album of the year. So even by your own metrics, that doesn’t work,” Jay-Z said as the cameras cut to Beyonce standing in the audience. Her win for best dance/electronic album for “Renaissance” at last year’s ceremony raised her win total to 32, the most of all time.
But “Renaissance” lost the album of the year award to Harry Styles’ “Harry’s House.” Her previous solo album, “Lemonade,” lost out to Adele’s “25” in 2017.
“I can’t possibly accept this award. And I’m very humbled, and I’m very grateful and gracious, but my artist of my life is Beyoncé,” a visibly emotional Adele said as she held the trophy. “The Lemonade album was just so monumental, and so well-thought-out and so beautiful and soul-bearing…and all us artists here, we f—ing adore you.”
Jay-Z ended his speech by encouraging viewers to keep showing up, both at award shows and in life.
“You got to keep showing up. Until they give you all those accolades you think you deserve. Until they call you chairman. Until they call you a genius. Until they call you the greatest of all time,” he concluded as he raised his trophy with a smile. “You feel me?”
In other Grammy news, rapper Killer Mike won three Grammys and then was handcuffed by the LAPD and taken away or punching somebody or something or other at the show before his moments in the spotlight. Is this the Trump-supporting rapper? I’m really not up to date on my rappers.
